Redoing A Roof Yourself

Afterward drag the remaining part of the epdm membrane to the left until it meets the left width of the roof.

Redoing a roof yourself.

Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. Grab the top rectangle by its left most corners and flip it to the right across the roof to align with the right most edge. Also are there any walls or chimneys that intersect the surface of the roof. You ll need to have flashing for those.

Ensure that each cap overlaps the one below it by. Nail each side of the cap shingle into the roof. It should reach 3. Place and nail the shingles from the bottom of the roof to the top.

The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of. This byot diy project is all about how to install a new roof. A self adhesive membrane applied along the roof s perimeter from the eaves up. Place the ridge cap shingles over the roof ridges.

Spread the vertical epdm membrane horizontally along the width of the roof. This synthetic layer which replaces felt paper covers the entire roof deck and is the second line of. A narrow row of. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof.

This might be a good time to consider replacing redoing those or their flashing especially if they don t survive removal of the old roof. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork. All under one roof 1 ice and water shield. This is a step by step tutorial will show how to reroof a roof from start to finish.

Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters.